Could We Make the Wishes of This Terminally Ill Boy from Wirral Come True?

Eight year old William from Wirral is terminally ill and has a heartbreakingly simple bucket list.

Can we help make William's wishes come true?

William Maggee, an eight year old boy from Wirral, is living with a terminal condition, and has compiled a list of things he would love to do before his condition truly takes hold.

The youngster was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a devastating muscle-wasting condition, when he was just two years old. The condition means that William will be confined to a wheelchair, and his body will eventually succumb to heart failure as his muscles waste away.

His 37 year old mum Kelly explained that she took William to the doctors as he was having problems walking. At first she misunderstood, and thought her son had been diagnosed with flat feet, as she had never heard of the condition. She quickly realised it was something more serious when the doctor started discussing the possibility of surgery on the spine in later life.

Kelly has noticed that his condition is deteriorating, and alterations are already being made to the house for when he can no longer walk. Eventually, his heart will fail and he will lose his fight against Duchenne.

In the meantime, Kelly hopes to keep life as positive as she can for him, and make sure all of his wishes come true. William’s list consists of simple things that many boys would expect to experience during their childhoods.

Kelly comments that she wanted to be able to say ‘yes’ more often, but struggles as the family don’t have much disposable income, due to her having to stay at home to look after William and their two other children.

William’s Wishes

William has already had some of his wishes granted, such as becoming a zoo keeper, visiting Buckingham Palace and meeting the Liverpool Football squad. There are still some things he would like to do though. Included on his wish list are:

Go into a toy shop and get any LEGO he wants. William’s mum says he loves LEGO as he isn’t able to run around, play football or ride a bike like any regular eight year old.

He would like to go to a concert and stay over in a hotel in Liverpool.

To go on a family holiday. William’s mum was amused to find out he had seen a Sandals holiday advertised and wanted to go on one. She had to explain that these holidays were just for couples and so he changed his wish to a family holiday.

William would like an X-Box so that he can go online and play with people who don’t know about his condition and will treat him like an equal.

Visit Santa’s house.

How You Can Help

If you would like to help make some of William’s wishes come true, you can donate here. If you would like to follow William’s story, you can do so via his Facebook page.